Italeri

[DogfighterZen]

They should bring back the 1/72 YF-23 Black Widow!!!

The YF-23 was in the last survey they did a few weeks ago which was for reissues from the back catalogue. I voted for it on FB but it didn't make it. A couple of WW2 Italian tanks in 1/35th and a load of cars and trucks in 1/24th got through but IIRC only three planes, the SM-81 Pipistrello and SM82 Marsupiale in 1/72nd and the SR-71A/B in 1/48th.

Paul Harrison

Yup, i found out when i visited their facebook page yesterday...  IMHO, bad choice!! When will we be blessed with a new YF-23 kit in 1/72? 

[zenrat]

Pipistrello was Supermodel and IIRC was repopped in Supermodel boxing.
Marsupiale is Italeri tooling and has good interior detail including paratrooper seats.  It's fairly large.  I have one in my stash.

[NARSES2]

The most recent Pipistrello boxing here in the UK is in an Italeri box with an illustration of one dropping what look like tins of baked beans on to a British road convoy. Boxing has 6 really good schemes in it

Concur re the size of the Marsupiale. I was surprised at the size of the box when I got it

[zenrat]

I see what you mean about the baked beans.  It appears they also repopped it in the Supermodel box but without the super decal sheet (or the baked beans).

I talked my LHS into dropping the price of my Marsupiale by $10 as the box was trashed at one end.

[Captain Canada]

I'd be in for a Wasp and Scout for sure ! Some to build but mostly to play with 

[rickshaw]

Italeri has announced they are going to reissue the XB-70 kit:

[Mossie]

I'd be in for a Wasp and Scout for sure ! Some to build but mostly to play with 

I'd  be happy if they added a Sycamore too, always liked that tubby upside-down ceiling fan.

[Dizzyfugu]

I was also surprised to see that the 1:72 RB-66 kit re-appreared again. Four different aircraft included, three in NMF and one in SEA camouflage (like the kit's first issue).

[Snowtrooper]

Italeri has announced they are going to reissue the XB-70 kit:

Any idea about the price? Going rate on evilbay seems to be 50€ plus postage for the previous boxing.

[Librarian]

The RB-66 is a lovely kit...made a few in the day. Now there's a good Skywarrior as well they'd make a great pairing.

[chrisonord]

That RB-66 would make a good K-66 for the Honduras airforce, as they are short on such aircraft. I converted one many years ago into a Sky warrior by changing the nose shape and doing it in Navy low viz colour and decals for the strike wing.
Chris 

[kerick]

I'm going to look into both the XB 70 and the B 66. Nice bonus from work so I have to spend a little before the wife spends the rest.

[Dizzyfugu]

That RB-66 would make a good K-66 for the Honduras airforce, as they are short on such aircraft. I converted one many years ago into a Sky warrior by changing the nose shape and doing it in Navy low viz colour and decals for the strike wing.
Chris

I thought about converting one into an airliner (imagine a Pan Am version?)... I think this was even seriously considered - there's just enough space in that big, boxy thing. 

[chrisonord]

Nice idea Dizzy, maybe even a military transport, that is carrier capable??
Chris

[PR19_Kit]

That RB-66 would make a good K-66 for the Honduras airforce, as they are short on such aircraft. I converted one many years ago into a Sky warrior by changing the nose shape and doing it in Navy low viz colour and decals for the strike wing.
Chris

I thought about converting one into an airliner (imagine a Pan Am version?)... I think this was even seriously considered - there's just enough space in that big, boxy thing. 

The USN had a VIP transport version of the Skywarrior, so why not?